CA1291226C - Microwave diode oscillator - Google Patents

Microwave diode oscillator

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Publication number
CA1291226C
CA1291226C CA000542700A CA542700A CA1291226C CA 1291226 C CA1291226 C CA 1291226C CA 000542700 A CA000542700 A CA 000542700A CA 542700 A CA542700 A CA 542700A CA 1291226 C CA1291226 C CA 1291226C
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Prior art keywords
cavity
oscillator
oscillations
diode
diode bridge
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Expired - Fee Related
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CA000542700A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Hsiu Y. Li
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Raytheon Co
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Hughes Aircraft Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03B—GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
    • H03B9/00—Generation of oscillations using transit-time effects
    • H03B9/12—Generation of oscillations using transit-time effects using solid state devices, e.g. Gunn-effect devices
    • H03B9/14—Generation of oscillations using transit-time effects using solid state devices, e.g. Gunn-effect devices and elements comprising distributed inductance and capacitance
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03B—GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
    • H03B9/00—Generation of oscillations using transit-time effects
    • H03B9/12—Generation of oscillations using transit-time effects using solid state devices, e.g. Gunn-effect devices
    • H03B9/14—Generation of oscillations using transit-time effects using solid state devices, e.g. Gunn-effect devices and elements comprising distributed inductance and capacitance
    • H03B9/145—Generation of oscillations using transit-time effects using solid state devices, e.g. Gunn-effect devices and elements comprising distributed inductance and capacitance the frequency being determined by a cavity resonator, e.g. a hollow waveguide cavity or a coaxial cavity
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03B—GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
    • H03B2200/00—Indexing scheme relating to details of oscillators covered by H03B
    • H03B2200/006—Functional aspects of oscillators
    • H03B2200/0074—Locking of an oscillator by injecting an input signal directly into the oscillator
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03B—GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
    • H03B2201/00—Aspects of oscillators relating to varying the frequency of the oscillations
    • H03B2201/01—Varying the frequency of the oscillations by manual means
    • H03B2201/014—Varying the frequency of the oscillations by manual means the means being associated with an element comprising distributed inductances and capacitances
    • H03B2201/015—Varying the frequency of the oscillations by manual means the means being associated with an element comprising distributed inductances and capacitances the element being a cavity
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03B—GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
    • H03B2201/00—Aspects of oscillators relating to varying the frequency of the oscillations
    • H03B2201/02—Varying the frequency of the oscillations by electronic means
    • H03B2201/0208—Varying the frequency of the oscillations by electronic means the means being an element with a variable capacitance, e.g. capacitance diode
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03B—GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
    • H03B7/00—Generation of oscillations using active element having a negative resistance between two of its electrodes
    • H03B7/02—Generation of oscillations using active element having a negative resistance between two of its electrodes with frequency-determining element comprising lumped inductance and capacitance
    • H03B7/06—Generation of oscillations using active element having a negative resistance between two of its electrodes with frequency-determining element comprising lumped inductance and capacitance active element being semiconductor device
    • H03B7/08—Generation of oscillations using active element having a negative resistance between two of its electrodes with frequency-determining element comprising lumped inductance and capacitance active element being semiconductor device being a tunnel diode

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  • Stabilization Of Oscillater, Synchronisation, Frequency Synthesizers (AREA)
  • Inductance-Capacitance Distribution Constants And Capacitance-Resistance Oscillators (AREA)
  • Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
CA000542700A 1986-08-14 1987-07-22 Microwave diode oscillator Expired - Fee Related CA1291226C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US895,982 1986-08-14
US06/895,982 US4730169A (en) 1986-08-14 1986-08-14 Injection locking and tuning circuit for microwave diode oscillator

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CA1291226C true CA1291226C (en) 1991-10-22

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US (1) US4730169A (no)
EP (1) EP0277204B1 (no)
JP (1) JPH01501034A (no)
KR (1) KR900008157B1 (no)
AU (1) AU577982B2 (no)
CA (1) CA1291226C (no)
DE (1) DE3782156T2 (no)
ES (1) ES2004976A6 (no)
IL (1) IL83252A (no)
NO (1) NO171818C (no)
WO (1) WO1988001451A1 (no)

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US9099956B2 (en) 2011-04-26 2015-08-04 King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology Injection locking based power amplifier
US8598924B2 (en) 2012-02-13 2013-12-03 Rf Monolithics, Inc. Frequency-locked synthesizer with low power consumption and related system and method

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NO881600D0 (no) 1988-04-13
WO1988001451A1 (en) 1988-02-25
JPH01501034A (ja) 1989-04-06
DE3782156T2 (de) 1993-04-15
US4730169A (en) 1988-03-08
AU7855587A (en) 1988-03-08
AU577982B2 (en) 1988-10-06
KR900008157B1 (ko) 1990-11-03
DE3782156D1 (de) 1992-11-12
NO881600L (no) 1988-04-13
NO171818B (no) 1993-01-25
IL83252A0 (en) 1987-12-31
IL83252A (en) 1991-03-10
NO171818C (no) 1993-05-05
EP0277204A1 (en) 1988-08-10
EP0277204B1 (en) 1992-10-07
ES2004976A6 (es) 1989-02-16
KR880702001A (ko) 1988-11-07

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